Linear dependence

[emanaly]

Main Question or Discussion Point

Hi All
A complex equation and its complex conjugate are linearly dependent or independent
thanks
eman

 

[slider142]

Is the complex conjugate a multiple of the original number?

 

[emanaly]

Is the complex conjugate a multiple of the original number?

The equation is
$$\phi\ast(M^{2}-\phi^{2})+m^{2}\phi=0$$ where m and M are real

 

[HallsofIvy]

Okay, so what is its "complex conjugate"? And what does it mean to say that two equations are linearly independent?